Drought 2012: Moldy Corn and Crop Insurance Damon L. Smith, Plant Pathology (UW-Madison/Extension), Paul D. Mitchell (Agricultural and Applied Economics, UW-Madison/Extension) To download this article as a PDF file click here. Corn harvest is beginning …
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Is it legal to use a cover crop as a forage crop? Maybe Not
Is it legal to use a cover crop as a forage crop? Maybe NOT… Vince M. Davis, Department of Agronomy, UW-Madison/Extension There are a lot of people interested in establishing cover crops with the intention …
Harvest Considerations for Variable Soybean Maturity
Harvest Considerations for Variable Soybean Maturity Shawn Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist Variable soil types, knolls, and drought have left some growers with extreme in-field variability of soybean maturity. There are areas in fields …
Drought Induced Shatter
Drought Induced Shatter Shawn Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist The drought of 2012 continues to introduce new issues even as we progress into R7 (beginning maturity) soybean. Reports out of SW WI and verified …
Fertilizer Needs for Wheat following a Drought
Fertilizer Needs for Wheat following a Drought Carrie A.M. Laboski, Extension Soil Fertility/Nutrient Management Specialist As preparations are made for planting the 2013 wheat crop, growers should consider how the 2012 drought might impact their …
Top 8 Recommendations for Winter Wheat Establishment in 2012
Top 8 Recommendations for Winter Wheat Establishment in 2012 Shawn Conley (State Soybean and Small Grains Specialist), John Gaska (Outreach Specialist) Top 8 winter wheat establishment recommendations: 1. Variety selection: please see the 2012 WI …
Late Summer Cutting Management of Alfalfa
Late Summer Cutting Management of Alfalfa Dan Undersander (Forage Agronomist) and Bill Bland (Climatologist) Difficult alfalfa harvesting conditions sometimes result in farmers being off schedule for late summer harvesting alfalfa. This raises the question of …
Drought 2012: USDA Changes Crop Insurance Rules for Cover Crop Harvesting in Spring 2013
Drought 2012: USDA Changes Crop Insurance Rules for Cover Crop Harvesting in Spring 2013 Paul D. Mitchell, Agricultural and Applied Economics, UW-Madison/Extension A recent UW Extension bulletin explained USDA crop insurance rules applying to farmers …
Emergency forage and crop insurance rules
Paul D. Mitchell, Agricultural and Applied Economics, UW-Madison/Extension This year, many Wisconsin farmers are looking to plant a late summer/early fall crop to produce some extra forage or simply as a cover crop. This bulletin reminds farmers …
Even in a Drought Late Season Soybean Diseases Can Still Show Up
Even in a Drought Late Season Soybean Diseases Can Still Show Up Shawn Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist The 2012 growing season has been one of great variability in terms of the weather and …